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Prepare to Win: Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness in Sri Lanka

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From one crisis to another

Tsunamis are rare events, but can be extremely deadly, with a death toll per disaster surpassing any other natural hazard. In 2019,  promotes Target (d) of the "," which focuses on reducing damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services. By 2030, about half of the world's population will live in coastal areas exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis. Investing in resilient infrastructure, early warning systems, and education is critical to saving people and protecting their assets against tsunami risk.

Held every 13 October, this year’s edition of the Day calls for substantially reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services. Given the high death tolls, notably in earthquakes and tsunamis, it is especially important that great care is taken to ensure that schools and hospitals are built to last by ensuring that location and hazard-appropriate planning regulations and building codes are enforced. Other areas of critical infrastructure include potentially life-saving utilities and services such as food and water supply, energy, telecommunications and transport.